[AccessD] Framework Discussion - set up question

I've posted the following before but perhaps should mention it again:  I too 
avoid using the tag.  One may instead add user defined properties to the 
form by appending to the properties collection of the form document.  You 
may add a property in the name of each control and read and write these 
properties.  The properties are persistent and apply to all created 
instances of forms from the documents collections.  Using a property with 
the same name as a control or directly derived from the control name by 
appending a prefix or suffix makes it as easy to iterate as the controls 
collection and provides a simple means to connect control and property.

I guess the alternative is a naming convention for the type of combo.

Ciao
Jürgen Welz
Edmonton, Alberta
jwelz at hotmail.com





> >I don't see exactly where to tell the fw that , for example, on 2 
>different
>combo's Not In List, I want combo1 to pop a form for data-entry, but combo2
>to silently undo and reject the newdata.  Should this be set in the Tag
>property?
>.
.
.
>The bottom line is that the form scanning is difficult to program for this
>kind of stuff directly unless you do use the tag property and I have a
>personal distaste for using the tag so I don't.  My good friend William
>started me moving away from using tags.  He said "just give me a method to
>directly program behaviors and I'll do it explicitly".  Now I do just that.
>
>John W. Colby
>www.ColbyConsulting.com
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
>[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of Developer
>Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2004 9:17 AM
>To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'
>Subject: RE: [AccessD] Framework Discussion - set up question
>
>
>I;ve been not able to read all the mail on the FW closely for the past
>week, so sorry if this is a repeat.
>I "get" the idea, and the form scanning, but I don't see exaclty where
>to tell the fw that , for example, on 2 different combo's Not In List, I
>want combo1 to pop a form for data-entry, but combo2 to silently undo
>and reject the newdata.  Should this be set in the Tag property?
>
>Tia,
>Steve

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